Evacuation
Author: Jerusalmy, Raphael
ISBN: 9781925603378
Publisher: Text Publishing
Year First Published: 2018
Pages: 176
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 15mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
An urban tale and a call for peace. It follows the journey of three people as they wander the streets of Tel Aviv, each of them, for different reasons, refusing to evacuate the abandoned city.
Naor, a young filmmaker, is driving with his mother. He tells her about being in Tel Aviv after a recent evacuation.
Everyone else has fled, except for Naor and Yael, his artist girlfriend, and Saba, his grandfather, who is a writer. The occasional missile explodes nearby. But Saba refuses to leave the place he loves. And Yael has her own secret aspirations.
In defiance of the war, they scavenge an existence and explore the mysteries of their beloved city - until the unthinkable happens.
In Evacuation, a novel of suspense, a profound tale about our choices under pressure, about love, for each other and for a place, about death, and about finding a way to peace, Raphael Jerusalmy is at the height of his powers.
ISBN: 9781925603378
Publisher: Text Publishing
Year First Published: 2018
Pages: 176
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 15mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
An urban tale and a call for peace. It follows the journey of three people as they wander the streets of Tel Aviv, each of them, for different reasons, refusing to evacuate the abandoned city.
Naor, a young filmmaker, is driving with his mother. He tells her about being in Tel Aviv after a recent evacuation.
Everyone else has fled, except for Naor and Yael, his artist girlfriend, and Saba, his grandfather, who is a writer. The occasional missile explodes nearby. But Saba refuses to leave the place he loves. And Yael has her own secret aspirations.
In defiance of the war, they scavenge an existence and explore the mysteries of their beloved city - until the unthinkable happens.
In Evacuation, a novel of suspense, a profound tale about our choices under pressure, about love, for each other and for a place, about death, and about finding a way to peace, Raphael Jerusalmy is at the height of his powers.
